About Eric Drake
Lived 1910 – 1996 (aged 85). Eric Drake was a businessperson.
Sir Arthur Eric Courtney Drake (29 November 1910 – 31 October 1996) was an English oilman. Drake was the fifth chairman of the board of British Petroleum, serving from 1969 to 1975.
Drake was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a doctor, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he received a bachelor's degree in law.
In 1975, Drake was succeeded by Sir David Steel as chairman of BP.
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English oilman
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Eric Drake was born on 29 November 1910 in Rochester.
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Eric Drake died on 31 October 1996.
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Eric Drake was a businessperson.
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